44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 11, 2022 10:00AM
- Feb/11/22 11:21:53 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, let me explain to my colleague that Canadians are rightly wondering what criteria will be used to lift restrictions.
We have vaccine mandates. People are working from home. We have PCR tests at the border. Is the Prime Minister waiting until 100% of Canadians are vaccinated? Our vaccination rate is higher than any other G7 country's. Canadians have done their part, and we are proud of them.
Here is my last question for the Prime Minister. What is his plan for putting a quick and peaceful end to the demonstrations, which continue to grow? All this is happening because of his lack of leadership.
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- Feb/11/22 11:22:37 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question.
Canadians have worked hard to stop the spread of COVID‑19, but we cannot stop now. We all have an important role to play in stopping the spread of COVID‑19. We need to work together to get through this crisis.
By getting vaccinated and following public health measures like physical distancing, wearing a mask and, yes, as my hon. colleague pointed out, getting vaccinated, we are all keeping our communities safe. I thank the members opposite for ensuring their communities continue to do so.
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- Feb/11/22 11:23:15 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Canadians need and want a clear plan to end the mandates and restrictions. This week, four Liberal MPs came out against their own government and are demanding that the mandates be removed. I agree with them, and I also completely agree with the Liberal member for Louis-Hébert, who said that the Prime Minister has intentionally stigmatized and divided Canadians for political gain. The Prime Minister has stopped basing his decisions on science. He is now basing them on political science, doing whatever it takes to save his own political skin.
When will Canadians have a clear plan to end the mandates?
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- Feb/11/22 11:23:54 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, ever since the beginning of the pandemic, Canadians have all wanted to know when this will be over and when we can go back to the way things were before. I count myself among them. Every step of the way, we have had to adjust measures. We have developed new proposals and introduced novel programs to help keep Canadians safe and to ensure that Canadians know what is going on in a timely manner.
The drop in omicron cases recently means that we can make some changes. Things have already begun to change across the country, but we are going to continue to follow the science and the evidence. We have done that from the start and it has kept Canadians safe. I reject the notion that we are allowing politics to get in the way when the member opposite is clearly—
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- Feb/11/22 11:24:30 a.m.
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The hon. member for Barrie—Innisfil.
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- Feb/11/22 11:24:32 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is not based on science. It is based on political science.
Yesterday at the ethics committee, Ann Cavoukian said she found it disturbing that the government collected phone data without informing the public first or, worse, without their consent. Serious questions remain about whether the privacy rights of Canadians have been protected. The Privacy Commissioner has received so many complaints that he has opened an investigation. Canadians want answers. They also want PHAC to halt this program until their privacy can be guaranteed.
Will the government respect the decision of the House of Commons to immediately suspend this data-gathering program until we are sure the privacy rights of Canadians have—
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- Feb/11/22 11:25:08 a.m.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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- Feb/11/22 11:25:12 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, our top priority from the very beginning of this pandemic has always been keeping Canadians healthy and safe while upholding the privacy standards that Canadians expect. Over the course of the pandemic, the Public Health Agency of Canada has used de-identifed and aggregated data to perform and inform our government's response to COVID-19, and to transparently provide Canadians with information on the pandemic. That mobility data is released to the public and updated weekly via COVIDTrends and the WeatherCAN application, and while the mobility data being used by the Public Health Agency of Canada contains no private personal information whatsoever, we will continue collaborating with the Ethics Commissioner and remain committed to safeguarding—
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- Feb/11/22 11:25:48 a.m.
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The hon. member for Saint-Jean.
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- Feb/11/22 11:25:52 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, reinforcements are on their way to Ottawa for the weekend. Once again, these reinforcements are not coming to support the police, but rather the occupiers.
The Ottawa police chief requested an additional 1,800 officers four days ago.
Police officers and the Parliamentary Protective Service have been working around the clock and deserve federal support.
Will the minister confirm that law enforcement will get the required 1,800 officers, or will the occupiers get the upper hand for the third weekend in a row?
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- Feb/11/22 11:26:28 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, from vandalism to violence, the convoy has disrupted the lives of the people of Ottawa. No one is above the law, and we expect the law to be enforced.
We have been there from the beginning to support the City of Ottawa and the police, and this includes providing additional RCMP officers. Our top priority is to end the illegal blockades, enforce the law and help the people of Ottawa return to normal life.
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- Feb/11/22 11:27:01 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Ontario has just declared a state of emergency, but you would not know it on Parliament Hill.
What started as a protest against vaccine mandates is transforming into a full-on siege of downtown Ottawa.
It is transforming into blockades in Windsor, in Manitoba and in Alberta. These blockades are threatening the supply chain and the economy.
It is also transforming into an international movement, spilling over into the United States, France, New Zealand and more.
Rather than ease tensions, the federal government's laissez-faire approach is ramping them up. When will the minister realize that a non-answer is the strategy—
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- Feb/11/22 11:27:37 a.m.
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The hon. Minister of Public Safety.
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- Feb/11/22 11:27:42 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, perhaps my colleague did not hear the news.
The federal government has already taken action. We added resources to help the Ottawa Police Service not once, not twice, but three times. We added officers to assist the Ottawa police officers. We also did that in Coutts, where we continue to work in collaboration with the Government of Alberta.
Since the beginning of this convoy, this government has taken meaningful action such as—
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- Feb/11/22 11:28:20 a.m.
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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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- Feb/11/22 11:28:23 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, protests financed and backed by wealthy far-right Americans forced thousands of Canadians out of work this week, as border crossings are shut down and supply chains are completely blocked. Communities are asking for federal leadership, and the Prime Minister seems caught frozen in place, like a deer in the headlights. Even our neighbours note the absence of leadership. The Washington Post reports this morning that the Biden administration wants the Prime Minister to “use federal powers to resolve this situation”.
Why is the Prime Minister so incapable of managing this crisis? Why is he passing the buck to everyone else?
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- Feb/11/22 11:29:01 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, right from the beginning of this convoy, we have been showing strong leadership by providing law enforcement with all of the resources they need in Ottawa, in Windsor and in Coutts, Alberta.
My colleague refers to seeing leadership at the federal level. Yesterday, I was very pleased to have participated in a call between the Prime Minister and all opposition parties. I think that was a very constructive dialogue.
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Hon. Marco Mendicino: While our colleagues are heckling, I am calling on the Conservatives to join the federal government in calling on the convoy to—
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- Feb/11/22 11:29:01 a.m.
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The hon. member for London—Fanshawe.
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- Feb/11/22 11:29:44 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the convoy is blocking Canadians—
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- Feb/11/22 11:29:48 a.m.
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